Life [August 11, 1898]
New York: Life Publishing Company, 1898. Vol. XXXII, No. 818. 4to., 17pp. Minor soiling. Measures 11" x 8 3/4". This copy of Life magazine belongs to the first publication under that name, which was a weekly edition founded in 1883 as a light, general interest entertainment magazine. This issue, like the publication generally, is full of illustrations, jokes and social commentary. The cover features four roundels describing the magazine's content: society, literature, politics, and drama. At the center is a...... More